Veterans

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 12 – Following a push from the Vermont Congressional Delegation, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is increasing pay for federal employees in Vermont who support Vermonters through their work at places like the White River Junction VA Medical Center. The…

Bill Aligns Medicare Payments for EMS Providers with Community Needs, Ensures EMS Can Provide Essential Medical Care to Rural Communities BETHEL, VT – On January 5, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined EMS providers at White River Valley Ambulance to tour the facility and discuss the…

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT – This week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the White River Junction VA Medical Center to tour upcoming renovations at the Medical Center and hear from Medical Center and Regional Office leadership about successes and challenges facing Vermont’s veterans since the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today commended the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan amendment requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a review for veterans who served in Kosovo and engaged in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of colleagues in calling for inclusion of the Reducing Exposure to Burn Pits Act in the final version of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The bipartisan provision,…